Success for All Governance

Success for All Governance

Success for All is part of our education governance structure and focuses on equality, diversity and inclusion issues affecting our student community.

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Success for All Strategy group

The Success for All Strategy Group (SfA SG) is co-chaired by academic and professional services leads and reports up to the University Executive Board via the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Education and Student Experience. Alignment with our wider Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work is achieved through representation on the Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture Committee. This leads on EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion) policy, staff-facing initiatives and institutional frameworks including the Race Equality Charter and Mental Health Charter.

Group	Focus	Co-Chairs
Success for All Strategy Group	Strategic direction and alignment Regulatory and policy matters	Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach Professor Vrinda Nayak, Associate Dean for Taught Students (Race Equality and Inclusion)

Group

Focus

Co-Chairs

Success for All Strategy Group

Strategic direction and alignment
Regulatory and policy matters

Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach

Professor Vrinda Nayak, Associate Dean for Taught Students (Race Equality and Inclusion)

Student lifecycle working groups

A number of working groups have been created, under the structure detailed below, all report to the Success for All Strategy Group.

Group	Focus	Chair
Fair access and widening participation	Supporting the attainment of school pupils through educational partnerships, teaching enrichment and initiatives. Widening and diversifying our applicant pool e.g. targeted recruitment and progression support; programme development; contextual offers and admissions support Encouraging and supporting underrepresented students to progress to HE e.g. through our fair access schemes like Exeter Scholars, online outreach via Discover University Working extensively with pupils, teachers and schools providing advice, guidance, teaching enrichment, skills support and CPD	Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach
Transition and Induction	Developing a university-wide framework for transition and induction Providing academic, wellbeing and practical support for widening participation students joining the university via enhanced transition Specialist support for students with disabilities before they start their studies	Professor Alison Truelove, Associate Professor in Critical Practice, Lead Academic Tutor and Director of the Centre for Innovation in Business Education
Success and Inclusive Education Working Group	Embedding inclusive education within our policies and procedures Developing strategies to address gaps in retention and degree outcomes Development of good practice toolkits to help academics embed inclusive practice e.g Education Toolkit Supporting personal tutors and making improvements to our academic tutoring system Creating Inclusive Education champions within faculties to provide specialist student support Developing approaches to embed inclusive programme and module design Supporting anti-racist pedagogies and sharing good practice on decolonial and inclusive curricula	Professor Vrinda Nayak, Associate Academic Dean for Taught Students (Race, Equality and Inclusive Education)
Progression	Addressing gaps in graduate outcomes particularly students on low household incomes Creating employability and networking opportunities for widening participation students through a variety of schemes such as A2I and Professional Pathways Providing bespoke employability consultancy for key student groups Opening opportunities for international and/or field experience for all students	Paul Blackmore, Head of Student Employability and Academic Success

Thematic working groups

Group	Focus	Chair
Student Funding and affordability	Developing and evaluating effective funding and bursary support Creation of the Success for All Fund – a one-stop shop for accessible hardship and bursary support and self-help tools Evaluating efficacy of Access to Exeter Bursary and recommending improvements Facilitating join up and signposting for students needing financial help with other wellbeing and support services when needed and vice versa	Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach
Under-represented Students	Consultation and research to understand the needs of specific student groups Development of policies and support e.g. for estranged students, student carers and care leavers Adoption of best practice frameworks e.g. Care Leavers’ Covenant and NNECL Quality Mark etc.	Natalie Bracher, Access and Success Officer
Diversity in Postgraduate Education	Research and analysis to understand barriers to access and success in postgraduate study Policy and intervention development to better support widening participation at PG level	Professor Stacey Hynd, Dean of Postgraduate Research and of the Doctoral College Professor Beverley Hawkins, Dean for Taught Students
International Student Experience	To understand the international student experience at the University of Exeter by utilising data, research and evidence from the perspective of these students. Addressing themes, gaps and persistent challenges which mean that international students are not able to reach their full potential in their studies with us. Enabling an inclusive university culture as part of our Success for All plan as well as our ambitions to create a global culture and broaden international partnerships across our research and education as part of our Global Strategy.	James Hutchinson, Director of Education Services and Student Experience

Coordination groups

Group	Focus	Chair/ Co-Chairs
Regional Social Mobility	Working regionally to build capacity and support social mobility e.g through research, regional skills collaborations and our UniConnect partnerships.	Louise Osborne, Assistant Director, Skills, and Regional Engagement Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach

Group

Focus

Chair/ Co-Chairs

Regional Social Mobility

Working regionally to build capacity and support social mobility e.g through research, regional skills collaborations and our UniConnect partnerships.

Louise Osborne, Assistant Director, Skills, and Regional Engagement

Nicola Sinclair, Head of Access, Participation and Outreach